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Cats review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australia Pops Orchestra: New Year’s Eve Gala Concerts review

By Simon Parris on December 30, 2025 • ( 6 Comments )

Anastasia review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on December 29, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra: The Idols of Musical Theatre review

By Simon Parris on December 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

OSMaD: Come From Away review

By Simon Parris on December 6, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Paddington the Musical review

By Simon Parris on November 19, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Tina, The Tina Turner Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on October 4, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Studded with hit songs and telling a truly inspiring story, hit bio-musical Tina, The Tina Turner Musical finally plays Melbourne, arriving in peak form. 

The Australian Ballet: Études / Circle Electric review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on October 3, 2024 • ( 7 Comments )

Diametrically different, the paired works of The Australian Ballet double bill Études / Circle Electric are comparable in scale yet worlds apart in choreographic vocabulary, providing the broadest possible spectrum of dance […]

Pride and Prejudice – An Adaptation in Words and Music review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on September 29, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

As nimble and charming a theatrical entertainment as one might hope to enjoy, Pride and Prejudice – an Adaptation in Words and Music enhances a staged reading of Jane Austen’s classic novel […]

Melbourne Opera: Puccini Gala, Suor Angelica Concert review

By Simon Parris on September 23, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Packing a terrific one-two punch, the Melbourne Opera Puccini Gala pairs a heavenly concert performance of one-act tragedy Suor Angelica with a set of splendid Puccini selections.

Quasimodo the Musical in Concert review

By Simon Parris on September 21, 2024 • ( 4 Comments )

A grand concert staging heralds the world premiere of new Australian work Quasimodo the Musical, with a full complement of soloists, choir, and orchestra allowing the score to be heard at its […]

Melbourne Opera: La Bohème review [2024]

By Simon Parris on September 16, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Commemorating the centenary of Puccini’s death in grand style, Melbourne Opera begins its Puccini Anniversary Season with a handsome new production of immortal classic La Bohème. 

Victorian Opera: Sweeney Todd review [Melbourne 2024]

By Simon Parris on September 15, 2024 • ( 7 Comments )

Returning for a welcome encore season, this delectably dark production of Sweeney Todd is arguably stronger than its original 2015 season. A co-production of Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera, Sweeney Todd […]

The Australian Ballet: Oscar review

By Simon Parris on September 14, 2024 • ( 4 Comments )

A towering artistic achievement, the world premiere of eagerly anticipated Christopher Wheeldon work Oscar© elevates The Australian Ballet to the envy of the international stage.

Carousel: A Concert review [Melbourne 2024]

By Simon Parris on September 8, 2024 • ( 4 Comments )

A once-in-a-blue-moon convergence of material and artists, Carousel: A Concert all too briefly recalls not only the dawn of the Golden Age of Broadway but also the glorious 21 years of treasured […]

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Hamlet review

By Simon Parris on September 7, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Director Iain Sinclair assembles an extraordinary cast for this engrossing staging of all time classic  play Hamlet at Melbourne Shakespeare Company. 

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